France vs United Kingdom: Child mortality by sex
France
0.4694
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.5165
in 2024
France rank
165th
United Kingdom rank
162nd
Child mortality by sex over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.5165 against 0.4694 in France, a difference of 0.0471.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 165th and United Kingdom ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.73 | 3.45 | 1.28 | France |
| 1960s | 2.61 | 2.67 | 0.0643 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1.72 | 2.04 | 0.3121 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1.21 | 1.32 | 0.1061 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.7899 | 0.8438 | 0.0539 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.5291 | 0.6628 | 0.1337 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.4566 | 0.5046 | 0.0481 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.465 | 0.4985 | 0.0335 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.5165 against 0.4694 in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between France and United Kingdom?
- 0.0471, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- France ranks 165th and United Kingdom ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.